Our first thoughts...What is socialising??? People getting together and meeting and talking...Mingling with other people...Blogging... When or how might you socialise???Making friends...e-mailingMeeting new peopleMeetingsTalking in groupsSocial networking sitesChilling with others...Playing together or hanging out with friendsDiscussions - sharing ideasRinging peopleTxtingPartiesCelebrations e.g. weddings, birthdays, Christmas, Rugby World Cup FinalSchools/Workplaces What is the purpose of socialising???Meeting new peopleSpending time with friends/familiesFind out more about what's going onShare ideasHave funCelebrateLearn/TeachComfort and be there for othersShare in/share with other people's happiness/lives How do we socialise in writing???Sharing informationBloggingSend lettersSend e-mailsInvitationsSharing picturesNotifying people about eventsWikispaces - share and collaborate - information, learning, ideasTxting invites or just to catch-upInterviewsSocial networking sites: twitter - sharing what you're doing & finding out about others; facebook - sharing holiday photos/photos from events, posting messages, posting happy birthday notes, writing on walls, chat, inviting others to things
About WALT socialise... Writing to socialise helps writers to maintain or enhance relationships with others.
Can be formal or informal.
Forms include: apologies, thank you notes, invitations, announcements, greetings, letters, notes and messages.
Information in them & structure for WALT socialise:
1. Orientation: Establishes the purpose, and may include time and place. May include a greeting.
2. Body: Contains the message or information details to be shared.
3. Prompt: A call to action that involves instructions about what to do such as RSVP. If there is no prompt there may be a formal farewell such as Yours sincerely…
Audience...
Targets the specific audience (to the specific participant e.g Mrs Smith, Nana).
Maintains audience interest using humour, anecdotes and careful choice of language
Shares your personal voice e.g. humour, conversational tone, your own stories as examples.
Content...
Maintains a point of view or focuses clearly on a specific event, idea or opinion.
Structure...
Structured with an orientation, body, & prompt.
Paragraphs with one main idea and specific detail such as comments, observations, opinions, examples.
Range of sentence starters and lengths.
Make logical links in and between the paragraphs.
Language Features...
Uses first and second person pronouns e.g. I, me, you, your.
Has questions e.g. are you happy in your job? What do you think about…?
Concise language (not too wordy or repeats ideas).
Simple past tense (future for invitations)
Action verbs.
May include abbreviations e.g. gr8.
We had to use our writing matrix and where we are at to help us choose one or two good learning goals from our success criteria to focus on developing in our writing. Here is the link to our learning goals.
Our first efforts (Week 2): WALT socialise 1 November 2011 AG DAY: 5 NOVEMBER 2011
Hi Mum and Dad,
This is your reminder about what I'm getting organised for this weekend.
Clay Bowl
Cake Decorating
2 November 2011
WALT socialise Form: Invitation - Where, When, What - Who
Purpose: Invite your parents to one specific event for Ag Day
8 November 2011: WALT socialise Form - Thank you letters. Focus: Use appropriate structure and use concise language; write for a specific audience...
Draft...
8 November 2011
Dear Ag Day Judges,
I want to thank you so much for all your efforts in the Whakarongo School Agricultural Day judging. I really appreciate how much time is involved - especially when you have to be here before nine on a Saturday!!! I know that judging children's work is a difficult task as most all make a huge effort and you wish that they could all do well so I imagine that it would have been a difficult task deciding on the placings using the success criteria for each craft or activity. I thought you judged fairly and considered all the criteria carefully and this showed in your feedback for the children.
I'm sure it would have been a neat experience for you also: judging the wide range of crafts from bowls to models to cakes to photographs and, especially, the lambs, calves and caged animals where some people had worked very hard to train them.
It was fantastic that you could spare your time to help the school out and I know that the children appreciate your efforts as well. I hope you found time to relax and enjoy the day also and I look forward to seeing you again at next year's Ag Day judging.
Our first thoughts...What is socialising???
People getting together and meeting and talking...Mingling with other people...Blogging...
When or how might you socialise???Making friends...e-mailingMeeting new peopleMeetingsTalking in groupsSocial networking sitesChilling with others...Playing together or hanging out with friendsDiscussions - sharing ideasRinging peopleTxtingPartiesCelebrations e.g. weddings, birthdays, Christmas, Rugby World Cup FinalSchools/Workplaces
What is the purpose of socialising???Meeting new peopleSpending time with friends/familiesFind out more about what's going onShare ideasHave funCelebrateLearn/TeachComfort and be there for othersShare in/share with other people's happiness/lives
How do we socialise in writing???Sharing informationBloggingSend lettersSend e-mailsInvitationsSharing picturesNotifying people about eventsWikispaces - share and collaborate - information, learning, ideasTxting invites or just to catch-upInterviewsSocial networking sites: twitter - sharing what you're doing & finding out about others; facebook - sharing holiday photos/photos from events, posting messages, posting happy birthday notes, writing on walls, chat, inviting others to things
About WALT socialise...
Writing to socialise helps writers to maintain or enhance relationships with others.
Can be formal or informal.
Forms include: apologies, thank you notes, invitations, announcements, greetings, letters, notes and messages.
Information in them & structure for WALT socialise:
1. Orientation: Establishes the purpose, and may include time and place. May include a greeting.
2. Body: Contains the message or information details to be shared.
3. Prompt: A call to action that involves instructions about what to do such as RSVP. If there is no prompt there may be a formal farewell such as Yours sincerely…
Audience...
- Targets the specific audience (to the specific participant e.g Mrs Smith, Nana).
- Maintains audience interest using humour, anecdotes and careful choice of language
- Shares your personal voice e.g. humour, conversational tone, your own stories as examples.
Content...- Maintains a point of view or focuses clearly on a specific event, idea or opinion.
Structure...- Structured with an orientation, body, & prompt.
- Paragraphs with one main idea and specific detail such as comments, observations, opinions, examples.
- Range of sentence starters and lengths.
- Make logical links in and between the paragraphs.
Language Features...We had to use our writing matrix and where we are at to help us choose one or two good learning goals from our success criteria to focus on developing in our writing. Here is the link to our learning goals.
Our first efforts (Week 2): WALT socialise
1 November 2011
AG DAY: 5 NOVEMBER 2011
Hi Mum and Dad,
This is your reminder about what I'm getting organised for this weekend.
Clay Bowl
Cake Decorating
2 November 2011
WALT socialise
Form: Invitation - Where, When, What - Who
Purpose: Invite your parents to one specific event for Ag Day
8 November 2011: WALT socialise
Form - Thank you letters.
Focus: Use appropriate structure and use concise language; write for a specific audience...
Draft...
8 November 2011
Dear Ag Day Judges,
I want to thank you so much for all your efforts in the Whakarongo School Agricultural Day judging. I really appreciate how much time is involved - especially when you have to be here before nine on a Saturday!!! I know that judging children's work is a difficult task as most all make a huge effort and you wish that they could all do well so I imagine that it would have been a difficult task deciding on the placings using the success criteria for each craft or activity. I thought you judged fairly and considered all the criteria carefully and this showed in your feedback for the children.
I'm sure it would have been a neat experience for you also: judging the wide range of crafts from bowls to models to cakes to photographs and, especially, the lambs, calves and caged animals where some people had worked very hard to train them.
It was fantastic that you could spare your time to help the school out and I know that the children appreciate your efforts as well. I hope you found time to relax and enjoy the day also and I look forward to seeing you again at next year's Ag Day judging.
Yours sincerely,
Ana Matangi-Hulls
Making it more concise: Into a thank you card...